SALISBURY — Crews from six local departments responded to a house fire on Salisbury’s Shard Villa Road Monday evening. Two residents escaped with minor injuries, but a dog was killed in the blaze.

The structure was a total loss, according to Salisbury Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ryan Emilio.

Firefighters were called to the home around 6:30 p.m. on June 2, Emilio said.

“(We) encountered heavy fire from the garage and the house, including both vehicles in the driveway,” he told the Independent on Tuesday.

Emilio said the fire started in the garage and noted that the fire isn’t suspicious. The fire chief hadn’t yet received an investigator’s report on the blaze when Independent reached him on Tuesday.

Salisbury firefighters were assisted on the scene by crews from departments in Middlebury, Brandon, Whiting, Weybridge and Cornwall. Additional support was provided by Middlebury Regional EMS.

Emilio said firefighters didn’t encounter any challenges in controlling the blaze, though crews were on the scene for several hours fighting the fire. He said the two residents were taken to the hospital and later released.